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Eskom’s application for an additional electricity price increase, on top of what has already been approved, was declined as it lacked the necessary information, energy regulator Nersa said on Monday. Chairman Jacob Modise

Eskom’s request for an additional increase in electricity prices was declined by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on Monday. Making the announcement in Pretoria before assembled media and officials, chairman

Electricity consumers will know on Monday whether Eskom has succeeded in its application to hike tariff by an extra 9,6%, to bring the total tariff increase for the 2015/2016 year to 22,3%. Energy regulator Nersa announced

Although Eskom is insistent that a total blackout is out of the question, a concerned group has launched a basic emergency guide to living in the dark. The plan offers practical tips on how households can prepare for

Opposition to Eskom’s bid to increase electricity prices mounted during the two days of public hearings in Johannesburg this week. The state utility was taking part in public hearings called by energy regulator Nersa, which will determine by the

Energy regulator Nersa will not grant Eskom the 24,8% electricity tariff increase it is seeking, according to a member of the energy war room. Energy expert Anton Eberhard, who is a member of deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa’s

Eskom must not privatise its assets, acting CEO Brian Molefe told a panel of energy regulators on Tuesday. “I do not think it will be appropriate to sell shares in Eskom at this stage,” he said. Molefe

Eskom’s acting CEO Brian Molefe was put under the spotlight by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on Tuesday, as he requested a tariff increase to curb load shedding and to

Eskom should not be granted another tariff increase at the expense of consumers who can barely meet their monthly expenses already, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Monday

Eskom’s proposed 25% electricity price hike, if approved, will further cripple the already bleeding South African economy, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) said on Tuesday. “The metals and engineering